The Arboretum Neighborhood Association, Inc. (ANA) was founded and incorporated as a Wisconsin non-stock corporation in 1996 to link together the residents of the Arboretum Neighborhood. In 2008, the ANA was granted tax exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service, and all donations to the ANA therefore are eligible for a tax deduction. To make a donation to the ANA please reach out to Board Treasurer Nancy Gores at nancy53703@yahoo.com or to any of the Board of Directors.
Mission of the ANA:
(a) to improve the welfare of the residents in the Neighborhood by working as an Association to address concerns and resolve problems, and to protect and preserve the Neighborhood’s unique historical and natural characteristics; and
(b) to assist in actively protecting the UW Arboretum and adjacent Lake Wingra from intrusions that would disrupt their ecosystems.
You can reach the board via email at ANA.board@yahoo.com or by reaching out to any member of the board directory. A directory of board members is linked on the right hand side.
The Value of the ANA and ANA Board of Directors – What We Do!
- Provide a leader to communicate important information to/from our alderperson, the City of Madison and its many agencies, UW-Madison Arboretum, and the Lakeforest Water CooP.
- Send critical messages about planned burns, wildlife warnings, lost pets, utility outages, and weather-related news.
- Maintain and grow a list of neighbor recommendations for businesses and service providers.
- Organize, support, and communicate community events like the annual meetings, picnics, nature restoration work, yard sales, art projects, ballpark outings, plant sales, holiday contests, and more.
- Free Neighborhood Food Pantry (Martin St.) was created by Jaala Spiro and the South Madison Mutual Aid.
- Maintain ANA website content and create and distribute newsletters.